Brother PE-Design Next Upgrade from Ver 5, 6, 7 & 8

PE-Design NEXT Upgrade Kit - (Version 9) of Brother PE-Design embroidery software. Version 10 is due to be released in October 2014.

Already own PE-DESIGN versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 or 8.0? You can still enjoy all the new and enhanced features of PE-DESIGN NEXT by easily upgrading your existing software with PE-DESIGN NEXT Upgrade.

Brother PE-Design NEXT software can be used as a stand-alone program for any home embroidery machine to create your own embroidery designs, alter and combine existing designs, add text from the 100 pre-digitised fonts, convert photographs into embroidery and lots more. Version 8.0 of PE-Design was replaced by NEXT (given it's name because the program changed dramatically into a NEXT generation format). It has now been replaced by Version 10.

Easier to use than previous versions of PE-Design because the interface (the way the screen is laid out and appears to the user) has completely changed.

The most-used tools and functions are now available on the screen for quick-access with all the information you need right there on the design page. On the image below you can see the clear layout with sewing order on the left, colour palette on the right, sewing simulator at the bottom and easy to understand icons on the top toolbar.

It's great fun converting photos into embroidery and quite a simple process. The beauty of Photostitch is that your embroideries are personal and unique. Your pets and family, landscapes and even iconic pictures from the internet can be turned into embroideries that resemble painting with thread (photostitch type 1) or even pop-art (photostitch type 2).

Some of the simplest to use features are some of the best as in the Split Stitches tool. Have you ever wanted to take something that you like away from an existing design so that you can use it with another, or even just by itself? That's done quickly and easily. In the example below the buttefly on the first floral design was split away and the flower deleted. Just import a different floral design and rearrange your butterflies by duplicating the one you split and flipping/rotating and even quickly changing the colours so they look different.

Adding text to your designs is an essential part of any embroidery program and PE-Design NEXT includes 100 pre-digitised fonts (perfect stitch quality) for you to create stunning professional embroideries. Combine the built-in shapes for extra effect and use the transform setting to put text on a curve or adjust in many different ways.

Included in the software is a design organising program called Design Database where you can see your designs and where they are located, organise them efficiently, convert formats and print catalogues of them. Watch our videos on the Lords Sewing Blog of just how brilliant and useful Design Database is -

Already own PE-DESIGN® versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 or NEXT? You can enjoy all the new and enhanced features of PE-DESIGN® Version 10 by easily upgrading your existing software. Moving up from versions before NEXT (5 to 8) really is a good value option because you have the wonderful new interface and ease of use.